There isn’t much that Cork dual star Aidan Walsh has not done at this stage but there will be a double first for him this weekend when they take on Sligo in the All-Ireland football qualifiers.

Walsh, who enjoyed a lot of success at underage level as well, said he has never played against Sligo before and Saturday’s game in Tullamore will also be his first match at O’Connor Park.

It has been such hectic summer for Walsh that he is doing well to keep track of it all as he put the disappointment of the provincial football final loss to Kerry quickly behind him before turning around and helping the hurlers win the Munster hurling title against Limerick.

He is concentrating on the footballers this week as the hurling semi-final is not until next month, but admitted it is a step into the unknown this weekend given that he has never played against Sligo.

“I haven’t actually played against them. It should be a good game. I would know David Kelly from being in DCU last year and he’s a fierce nice fellah and a top class footballer, one of the best footballers in the country so they are fellas you have to keep an eye on.

“I’ve never played in Tullamore either so I don’t know what the pitch is like so it’s something to look forward to,” said the Kanturk clubman.

The 24-year old said that there was a big fallout from their collapse against Kerry in the Munster final and that there is a fierce determination to bounce back.

“You have your good days and you have your bad days. I suppose if it’s true what they say, that you’re only as good as your last game we’re really screwed after that one because things didn’t go our way on that day.

“It’s very easy to throw the blame on someone, like that a few of us got a bit of a doing but you just take it on the chin and move on. I was lucky enough that I could go to hurling training on the Tuesday night and I was able to focus on something different but after a game like that it really focuses your head on what went wrong and you can improve on them and I suppose I was lucky enough in that way.

“But I’m looking forward to trying to redeem ourselves and trying to get back on the horse and just trying to improve,” he added.